A growing trend in the healthcare industry, Freestanding Emergency Departments are the next design trend wave in the healthcare market. Aligning with the healthcare system’s strategy to improve the level of care in the most cost-effective built environment.

“Like a hospital-based ED, an FSED provides, at minimum, 24/7 access to an emergency physician, an emergency nurse, laboratory and radiology technicians, moderate-complexity blood testing (much more than BP, blood sugar, and strep testing), and advanced imaging such as computed tomography and ultrasound (in addition to X-ray). And FSEDs can care for most emergent illnesses, including heart attack, stroke, and minor trauma.